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Marianne has a lot of feelings, and what better way of expressing them than through her music? Dr. Elizabeth "Elly" Weybright joins us for this episode to discuss Marianne as a musician and the ways in which Marianne's musicianship is central to her character. We also get into a bit of Austen's own history of piano ownership and music playing. If you have ever cried on your piano after a bad break-up, this episode is for you. Thank you so much to Elly for joining us for this episode! You can find her on Twitter @EllyWeybright. You can find us online at https://www.thethingaboutausten.com and...

Richard Holden | Alan Kohler Australia, a land of sweeping plains, has one of the lowest population densities on the planet. So, how did we end up with a housing shortage? In conversation with economist and author Richard Holden, veteran finance journalist Alan Kohler’s new Quarterly Essay, The Great Divide: Australia’s Housing Crisis and How to Fix It, investigates where things went wrong at the start of the 21st century with escalating property prices leading to a rental crisis, a dearth of public housing and a mortgage crunch. This event is presented by the Sydney Writers' ...

Tara chats with author Harman Burns, a Saskatchewan-born trans woman, writer, filmmaker, and sound artist. Her work has been published in Rebelle Zine, Untethered Magazine, and Metatron Press, and her story “Among Strange Machines” was shortlisted for the Far Horizons Award for Short Fiction. Her debut novella, Yellow Barks Spider was published in 2024 by Radiant Press. She currently resides in Vancouver on the unceded, ancestral territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. Books and authors mentioned: Little Fish; A Dream of a Woman by Casey PlettJohnny Appleseed by ...

This week on The Fake Ass Book Club, our hosts blast off into the wild, weird, and wonderfully funky world of George Clinton’s memoir, Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?The ladies dive into the legacy of Clinton’s genre-bending Parliament-Funkadelic empire, exploring how his psychedelic style, industry battles, and undeniable influence helped shape not just funk, but the very DNA of hip-hop. Along the way, the crew drops hilarious sidebars, surprising confessions, and maybe even a little singing. This episode promises vibes, laughs, and that good ol' Fake Ass...

CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses topics of suicide and violent imagery. Please check the content warnings on these books before reading them so you are aware of other things included that we didn't explicitly discuss. Maggie brings the true Romantasy with a BAD BITCH FMC, Ledge by Stacy McEwan, while Jillian brings the cozy storybook manga with girls just being girls, Witch Hat Atelier by Kamome Shirahama.The MILFs discuss their chill Mother’s Day, how you make the most fun of the things you really love, anime food is the most delicious, and once again the male parasite continues to...

Narcos en la ría de Arosa

Send us a textThis week we shine a spotlight on a brilliant indie author, A.F. Mitchell in our eyes on indies segment, proving once again that traditional publishing doesn’t have a monopoly on excellent chaos.We also answer some of your questions, from the bookish to the borderline unhinged, and as usual, it spirals faster than our TBR piles.Strong tea, stronger opinions, and questionable advice await.Pop the kettle on; lower your expectations. Let's talk books.Support the showCheck out our socials: TikTok Instagram YouTube

When The New York Times praises your music as having “crowd-pleasing ingredients,” and New York Parenting dubs you “the bestest kindie rock band in town,” you know you're hitting the right notes. For nearly two decades, Rolie Polie Guacamole has been a family favorite from coast to coast, blending energetic, interactive, and award-winning performances that entertain both kids and grown-ups. At the heart of it is Frank Gallo—a music educator, prolific performer, and child of entertainers, who joined the Screen Actors Guild before most kids learn to read. Now he’s stepping into a ...

To be notified when new episodes of Sci-Fi Snacks are live, follow the podcast, and sign up for the newsletter here. Thanks for listening!This week's story: Twenty Thousand Last Meals on an Exploding Station by Ann LeBlanc Published originally in Mermaids Monthly. This cyber-mermaid time-loop story, was also selected for WE’RE HERE: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction of 2021This week's snack: Grocery Store Single Serving Mini PieIntro and Outro Music by HolznaCC0 - Strange Signal, Straight to VHS used under CC0 1.0 Universal

El presupuesto del tabernáculo. ¿Eran capaces los hebreos de transportar tanto oro y plata? ¿Fue YHVH realmente quien ordenó su construcción? No lo parece, habida cuenta de las dudas del autor. Y la gloria de YHVH que inunda el tabernáculo, ¿era una nave espacial como argumentan algunos? Hoy rematamos el libro de Éxodo en nuestro Episodio 30 del Resumen de la Biblia. 0:00 Presentación. 0:46 Introducción. 3:47 Los impuestos sacerdotales son buenos. 5:51 La preeminencia de los levitas. 8:27 Quizá Yahvé no mandó construir el tabernáculo. 13:47 El presupuesto del santuario. 19:24 La ...

We're taking another break from our TBR reads for a My Girlfriend buddy read. Today we're covering episodes 21 - 30. Read along with us on WEBTOON and share your theories! If you have any recommendations for webcomics that have not been discussed or topics that should be discussed in upcoming podcast episodes, please email us at comiqueens@gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @comiqueens

The Master Crime Writer and Phil's all time favourite writer, Michael Connelly, returns to Bestsellers to talk about his 40th novel. NightShade features a brand new character, Detective Stilwell, whom Michael loves so much, he's going to return to in future books. We chat to him about the challenges of creating a brand new series when you're forty books in; where Stilwell fits into the Connelly Universe that already includes Bosch, Ballard and The Lincoln Lawyer and why his characters who all work around law enforcement, seem to be Anti Establishment!We love Mike here at Bestsellers and wish ...

Wandtattoos sind cool – genau wie Geigenmusik, solange sie nicht aus kosmischer Schwärze ohne erkennbaren Ursprung durch die Nacht wabert und dabei die ganze Stadt verschlingt. In Die Musik des Erich Zann von Howard Phillips Lovecraft erleben wir, wie unser namenloser Protagonist eine unerklärliche Faszination für die befremdliche Musik seines Wohnungsnachbarn Erich Zann entwickelt. Erich ist von der Aufmerksamkeit jedoch alles andere als angetan. Warum der verschrobene Einsiedler mitten in Paris lieber ungestört musiziert, erleben wir am Ende der Geschichte hautnah. Zum Glück müssen ...

Jody sits down with G.T. Karber to discuss his beloved mystery puzzle series, MURDLE: its past, its present, and its future!

Psychiatrist Dr. Bernard Beitman says we can learn much by paying attention to coincidences.

El artículo 732. 12 claves de guion de El Eternauta se publicó primero en Academia Guiones y guionistas. Hoy nos sumergimos en una adaptación que no solo recupera una obra mítica del cómic latinoamericano, sino que la reinterpreta para una nueva generación: El Eternauta, la serie de Netflix basada en el clásico de Héctor Germán Oesterheld. ¿Qué decisiones de guion de El Eternauta hicieron posible este viaje entre la fidelidad y la reinvención? […] El artículo 732. 12 claves de guion de El Eternauta se publicó primero en Academia Guiones y guionistas.

This week we tackle another short story by Ted Chiang: From his 2019 Exhalation collection Truth of Fact, Truth of Feeling. Ludditism and cognitive tool breakthroughs: we go through the pros and cons. Rich wants to go to the moon. We're not sure how much of a luddite, or dare we say relativist, we should make Chiang out to be. Fallible memories: just how bad are our memories? Benny and Rich have opposing intuitions, Special guest episode coming soon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) Summary(00:00:00) Chiang, a luddite?(00:00:00) Founding myths(00:00:00) Cognitive tools(00:00:00) Fallible memories(00:00:00...

« J'emporterai le feu », troisième volet très attendu de la saga « Le pays des autres » de Leïla Slimani, nous plonge une nouvelle fois au cœur d'une histoire familiale complexe, traversée par les départs et les retours entre le Maroc et la France. Le roman s'ouvre sur une confession intime de la narratrice, Mia, confrontée à une perte de mémoire et à un blocage dans son écriture. Cette crise existentielle la pousse à explorer les profondeurs de son propre passé et de celui de sa lignée.Au fil des pages, le lecteur découvre les trajectoires de Mia, de sa mère Aïcha et de ...

The Fraunces Tavern was a favored watering hole for those Founding Fathers who lived here in New York before and during the Revolutionary War. The Fraunces Tavern Museum is now celebrating that history with its new exhibit, "Path to Liberty: The Emergence of a Nation." The exhibit contains objects that help tell the story of the American Revolution in NYC, and in the Fraunces Tavern specifically. Scott Dwyer, executive director of the Fraunces Tavern Museum, and collections manager Lisa Goulet, discuss the history, the exhibit and what it means to run a working restaurant in a historical ...